When Bai Fan entered the palace, he didn't expect that the old Li Yuan, who had always seen the head and the end of the dragon, was also there, and there were no other ministers in the council hall, so Li Yuan accompanied Li Er alone.

Bai Fan didn't know what kind of lineup this was, but fortunately, Li Er didn't wait for him to ask questions and began to explain what happened.

"The nobles paid grain taxes and re-approved the acres of land, and my royal family should take the lead in the competition, but the family was unlucky, and the Li royal family had two scum and had a bad head."

"Oh? What's going on? Does anyone dare to disobey the decree?

In this Tang Dynasty, among the new nobles, I am afraid that except for those limited few, which person of the Li royal family will be soft? Bai Fan asked with a smile.

And the limited number of people he is talking about actually refers to Li Jiancheng, Li Yuanji, these close brothers, as well as those princes who hold important positions, such as Huai'an King Li Shentong The old prince is Li Er's uncle, and Li Er's two cousins, Li Xiaogong and Li Daozong, these two are famous generals of the clan, and the rest of the people, I am afraid that the right to speak in the Li royal family will not be too great.

And so many people are all following Li Erming, how can they resist the policy for no reason?

"Hehe, anti-decree? They don't have the guts.

Jianzhi, do you know Li Bo and Li Fengci? Li Er sneered.

Listening to the name, Bai Fan felt familiar, and after thinking about it carefully, aren't these two incompetent scum in the Li royal family?

Emperor Li Yuan had three elder brothers, the eldest brother and the third brother died early, and the second brother Li Zhan inherited the title of his father Tang Duke Li, but Li Zhan was also a short-lived ghost, and he also died when Li Yuan was eight years old, and the title of Duke of Tang was passed to the eight-year-old Li Yuan, and Li Zhan left two children, namely Li Bo and Li Fengci.

After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan thought of his family affection, and named his two nephews kings, one as the king of Longxi and the other as the king of Bohai, which can be said to be extremely favorable.

But these two brothers are too immoral, they must be clothed, they must eat meat, they sing songs day and night to entertain themselves, and they are extremely arrogant, so they have a very bad reputation in the clan, Li Yuan has no choice but to dislike the two of them and the villain Yuan Xianchen, so he has to give them a bunch of sage classics and ask them to study quietly.

But Bai Fan didn't understand, why did the two idle princes pop out at this time?

"Aren't these two idle princes? Why, did you surrender to the enemy? Bai Fan asked.

"Well, they didn't surrender to the enemy, but they were more hateful than surrendering.

Before, because of the Li Youliang incident in Longxi, I sent my cousin Xiaogong to preside over the affairs of Longxi, and I was afraid that these two bastards would come out again, so I transferred the two of them back to Chang'an, and the fiefdom was also replaced, one in Hebei Province and one in Henan Province. ”

"Aren't they willing to pay the grain tax? Isn't there a royal clan rule in the royal family? ”

"No, they paid the grain tax, but because they had to recheck the acres because of the grain tax, these two fools shook their wit and donated all the extra land under their hands to the Buddhist temple."

What the???

Bai Fan stood up and donated it? Donated to a Buddhist temple? This, who the hell gave the idea? Looking for death?

"Who? Which damn guy came up with the idea? Is it just the two of them? What a damn one!

Donating to the Buddhist temple does not have the slightest benefit to them, but the imperial court has collected less grain, such a stupid thing that harms others and is not beneficial to themselves, what are they trying to do? It's better to return it to the court to get a good reputation. ”

"Hehe, yes, yes! I can't figure out how stupid these two idiots could be, but you know what? What are the most serious consequences of doing so? Li Er's face was gloomy, and he was about to drip water.

How could Bai Fan have imagined, this is simply clear, "That must be those who are not willing to benefit the court for nothing, all follow suit, and donate their extra acres of land to the Buddhist temple, so this is a big enemy for the imperial court, there is a problem, Buddhism has been passed on for many years, although it is not as prosperous as Taoism, but it is also a force that cannot be underestimated by the people, if it is not good, the Tang Dynasty will be burned and cause public opinion, it is really damned!" ”

"Hey, who says it's not, it's a pity that when the two of them were exchanged for fiefdoms, I was still soft-hearted, and even the large piece of land they didn't deserve was exchanged for them." Li Er said hatefully.

Bai Fan frowned and said: "Isn't there a clear provision for the royal family to divide the land?" How come they still have extra land? ”

Li Er explained: "The two of them were crowned kings at the beginning of the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, when the country was not yet unified, and there were many borderless lands near Longxi and Bohai, so they privately occupied them for themselves.

When I exchanged the two of them before, the two of them quarreled to calculate the same size of fief before agreeing to exchange it, otherwise they would move the fief for no reason, and the two were not satisfied. ”

"In fact, it's not just those who are dissatisfied with the Tang Dynasty who do this, basically all the nobles do it, because the Buddhist temple is willing to pay, they are profitable, and with a small amount of money, they buy a lot of land, who doesn't do such a deal?

And those aristocrats, in line with the mentality of earning a little bit, rushed to give away land in the name of donation, but in fact, they took advantage of the loopholes of the law to make their own profits. Li Er said angrily.

"These bastards, they have a good calculation, it is not easy for Datang to govern the country, they are good, if they don't help, it's just fine, why are they still thinking about watching jokes, it's really damn good!

Your Majesty, why are you looking for a minister? Can't you do anything to these two idiots? Don't worry, even if it's a royal family, the minister won't be soft, old man, don't blame your grandson-in-law for not giving you face. Bai Fan asked, and at the same time saluted Li Yuan, who had not spoken.

Li Yuan instantly became angry, slapped the table and scolded: "Nonsense, you still have to wait for you to clean up this idiot?"

Erlang has already issued an order to deprive the two of them of their titles and cut them to the people, as the patriarch of the Li clan, how could the old man ever be soft on such a child who has ruined the reputation of the clan? Breaking the legs of two bastards on the spot, if it weren't for the face of my deceased second brother, a single knife would not be enough.

I came to you because this matter has become a big problem, from the occupation of land by nobles to the occupation of fields by Buddhist temples, Buddhist temples are a special existence, which has always claimed not to be in the worldly red dust, and has a high reputation among the people.

The imperial court has always classified it as a green forest, and now that such a thing has happened, we can't do it, so I want you to make a move. ”

"The bullshit doesn't enter the world, so they grow the food of the country and enjoy the worship of the people, what is it to eat and drink? The excuse of a group of bald heads to fool the people, the court also takes it seriously?

In the past, they tolerated them because they didn't do too much evil, but now they dare to find death and take the initiative to mix with immortal food, and dare to spend a lot of money to buy land? See how I clean them up. ”

Li Er looked at Bai Fancheng's appearance in his chest, nodded and smiled: "This matter is caused by the people of my clan, but it is indeed a little helpless for you to come to the end."

The imperial court will not come forward officially, but if you want people and money, I will personally sit in the town and give you backup. ”

Bai Fan said with a smile: "Since this is the case, then I will order the general, transfer Brother Qin and Lao Cheng to me, as well as Mr. Fu Yi, the Taishi Ling in the court, with this, it will be much easier to deal with these lazy bald heads." ”